Category Archives: Networking

Learning tribes

Posted on August 16, 2013 by

It’s been a good week: i’ve been in New York, working with a small team, sharing ideas and learning. Most of the sessions have been around leadership, with me trying to bring a perspective of the Social Age, exploring the … Continue reading →

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8 behaviours of Social Leadership

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

I started exploring the traits of the Social Leader yesterday and wanted to follow up with some further thoughts today. The Social Leader can navigate formal and informal spaces with ease, equally at home engaging online as in person. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Authority, Collaboration, Community, Culture, Effectiveness, Formal Spaces, Global, Knowledge, Leadership, Learning, Management, Networking, Personal Brand, Personal Learning Network, Social Learning, Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Come together: a congregation for learning

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I’m off to an e-learning conference today, a chance to gather together with like minded people to share ideas and develop new ones. Whilst we are all connected online, congregating for a formal event like this serves a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Communication, Community, Community of Practice, Contact, Conversation, Culture, Dialogue, Learning, Learning Culture, Narrative, Networking, Personal Learning Network, Professional Practice, Reflection, Social Learning, Town Hall Meetings | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

The nature of work in the Social Age

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Organisations used to own us: they recruited us as graduates or apprentices, mapped out a career path, trained and assessed us and then, finally, gave us a carriage clock and sent us out into retirement. It was safe, it worked … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Change, Collaboration, Community, Creative, Freedom, Group Dynamics, Innovation, Knowledge, Meaning, Networking, Ownership, Professional Practice, Social Capital, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , , | 75 Comments

The growing pains of social learning communities: my Yammer diary

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

For a long time, my own organisation has used Yammer as a social learning and collaboration tool, but in a very informal way. There have only been a small community of users and it’s been very ad hoc in it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Change, Collaboration, Communication, Community, Community of Practice, Control, Conversation, Forum, Informal Spaces, Learning, Learning Culture, Networking, Social Learning, Social Media, Social Networking, Yammer | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Amsterdam Diary – Day 1: who creates the learning culture?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

I’ve taken this week out to think, research and write about learning culture: how is it formed, what are the challenges in global learning spaces and who owns it? First, we will think about who creates the culture. I’m unsure … Continue reading →

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Relationships in learning: for support, for challenge, for friendship.

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Whilst driving yesterday, i was thinking about the nature of relationships. Some of the people in the car i knew well, one i had never met before. With those people who i knew, there was a dialogue based on understanding … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Collaboration, Community, Design, Formal Learning Spaces, Informal Learning Spaces, Learning, Networking, Social Learning, Social Networking, Spaces | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments